GDAL compiling error

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Hi list,

i tried to install the UMN-Mapserver on a Suse Linux 9.3 Distribution. So
far, all my efforts were successful. But in the final step the compilation
process of GDAL 1.3.1 Sourcefile aborted with the following error message:

In file included from ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:118:
ogr_geos.h:41:25: geos/geom.h: No such file or directory
ogr_geos.h:42:23: geos/io.h: No such file or directory
ogr_geos.h:43:25: geos/util.h: No such file or directory
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp: In static member function `static OGRGeometry*
   OGRGeometryFactory::createFromGEOS(const geos::Geometry*)':
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:827: error: `WKTWriter' undeclared in namespace `geos'
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:827: error: syntax error before `;' token
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:832: error: `oWKTWriter' undeclared (first use this
   function)
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:832: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only
   once for each function it appears in.)
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:834: error: syntax error before `*' token
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:840: error: `e' undeclared (first use this function)
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp: At global scope:
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:845: error: `oWKT' was not declared in this scope
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:847: error: syntax error before `if'
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp: In static member function `static
   geos::GeometryFactory* OGRGeometryFactory::getGEOSGeometryFactory()':
ogrgeometryfactory.cpp:871: error: invalid use of undefined type `struct
   geos::GeometryFactory'
ogr_geometry.h:234: error: forward declaration of `struct geos::GeometryFactory
   '
make[1]: *** [ogrgeometryfactory.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/tom/Downloads/Software/GIS/UMN_Mapserver/Recommended_Libraries/Tarballs/gdal-1.3.1/ogr'
make: *** [ogr-target] Error 2
linux:/home/tom/Downloads/Software/GIS/UMN_Mapserver/Recommended_Libraries/Tarballs/gdal-1.3.1
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I've tested it with different versions of GDAL-Library, always interrupted
by the error message above. Alternatively, i installed the GDAL rpm package
 on my system. But in this case i need also to install the corresponding
devel package to get the necessary gdal-config file. This devel package
isn't yet available for version 1.3.1.

Has anyone an idea to solve this problem? I'm really grateful for any
helping hint.

Cheers,
Tom